My pink Louboutins are wearing shiny, new glitter

What you didn’t see a lot of was the damage on the heels & one of the toes that I had always planned to cover up after finding these for a steal on eBay years ago. Instead, I’ve just always worn them with jeans to cover the damage.

Then they were out for the re-sole project… and I had to make a trip to Michaels… and I’ve always wanted a pair of glittered Christian Louboutins… so this happened!

Photos really can’t capture how sparkly they are. The color is slightly lighter in person. I need to do some touch-ups, but wanted to see how they wear first.

A piece of thick paper to catch spare glitter and dump it back into the container

A cardboard box slated for recycling as a paint booth

Canned air

First I taped off the red soles and the insides leaving just the part to be glitter-fied. Then, about a square inch at a time, I brushed on Krazy Glue and then sprinkled on the glitter. I started this inside and realized quickly that this was an outdoor project (fumes, general glitter mess). After both shoes were finished, I sprayed on the clear enamel. This should be done VERY LIGHTLY. As usual, I globbed it on which made glitter run. So, I poured on more glitter to the wet paint. This worked extremely well and made me wonder if the Krazy glue step is necessary or if I should have just sprayed the paint and the glittered to my heart’s content. Either way, they turned out fabulously! They are into shedding glitter, so I gave them a spray with canned air to knock a lot of the excess glitter off all at once.

A few notes:

As with all of my shoe projects (yes, there have been several), I never fight the color of the shoes. I’ve heard of people dying and then adding various finishes, but I just enhance the existing color.

Lots of fumes. Yuck.

Clearly, I truly am a “shiny enthusiast” as I warned my husband years ago.

There will now always be pink glitter in this house.

You can do this with any brand. I just have a thing for rescuing designer shoes on eBay.

And for your viewing pleasure, my DIY Christian Louboutin Yo Yo Strass from a few years ago (again):

There’s more where this came from. I recently found another “project pair” needing rescue on eBay. I think it will be my best creation/collaboration yet.

Compulsive crafter, connoisseur of shiny things, author, real estate Broker, designer, and mom. My mind is always spinning with ideas on how to create beautiful, functional spaces and things. Jane of all trades, master of many. After designing my first home at 20 and becoming a general contractor at 23, I've since created complete custom home spaces as well as couture gowns, crystal-adorned shoes, and more. I don't take no for an answer because there is always a way.